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Built in 1876-1879 of native red sandstone by Thomas Todd, an 1854 emigrant from Scotland.
Marker placed December 1974 by owners, Mr. and Mrs. Grant M. Hicken.
411 E 400 N in Heber City, Utah
Todd – Hicken Home
07 Friday Aug 2020
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This was my grandmother’s home. I loved playing in the backyard as a child, though I do remember the house being a bit bigger.
So cool! Thanks for sharing.
Thomas Todd Sr was my Great-Great Grandfather. Thomas Todd Jr was my Great Grandfather. My Grandmother Hattie May was born to Harriet and Thomas in 1881. Being a young family I’m not sure if my Grandmother was born in that house or they had their own.
After a Horrocks family reunion 30 plus years ago in the hills past Heber City we stopped by the House. It was either Josie or one of the kids that drove up at the same time. We talked and they invited us into the house. We only saw the living area and to the back where the kitchen was added on (from what I remember). We didn’t want to intrude so we didn’t see the rest of the house. A missed opportunity. There is something about a piece of family history that you can see and touch.
In the picture to the right of the House you can see a smaller building made of the same stone. From my Great-Great Grandfathers short autobiography he talks of cutting ice in the winter to stock that ice house. It’s hard to see with all the trees and bushes around it.
In the book “A History of Wasatch County” there is a page showing the original stockade layout of Heber City for the protection from Indians. On that page are the names of the settlers of 1860. Thomas Todd (Sr) is shown in the lower left. Although not listed as an original settler, his family was there from the start. The town was soon changed to a regular layout with 20 acre parcels given out with a draw from a hat.
Josie (Todd) Hicken lived in the house until she passed away in 2015. I thank her for keeping the home in the family and for listing it as an Historic Home. May it be preserved.
A picture of an old craftsman house is beautiful. The history behind that house makes it interesting and brings it to life.
The previous post was from a descendant of David Alexander Todd, my Great Uncle. David was the brother to the aforementioned Thomas Todd Jr., the father of my Grandmother, Hattie. Josie (Todd) Hickens was David’s Daughter and Grandmother to Alexander. Alexander, did I get that right?
Thomas Todd Sr was my great-great-great grandfather. I also come from the line of Thomas Todd Jr., who was my great-great grandfather. My great-grandfather was William Russell Todd, who would have been first cousins with Josie (Todd) Hicken who was living in the house until 2015 as referenced above.
I don’t know much about this house outside of what my family members have shared with me as I grew up, but I’ve been coming to the Midway/Heber area my whole life because this is where a lot of my family settled originally.
So grateful that this home has been preserved for everyone to enjoy!